Our Story

WaterlooEM, founded at the University of Waterloo by Professor German Sciaini and Dr. Ariel Petruk, is a nanofluidics technologies company with a focus on electron microscopy instrumentation. Our team brings over a decade of experience in nanofabrication and the development of advanced patented electron microscopy instrumentation, complemented by more than 20 years of experience in studying electron dynamics. With our highly qualified personnel, we are ready to help you achieve your goals in liquid-phase electron microscopy and beyond.







Products

The Liquid-Cell Loading Station for Nanomaterial and Biospecimen Applications

We offer a suite of instrumentation to conduct liquid-phase electron microscopy experiments with consistent and uniform liquid layers. Our method is highly reproducible with an assembly process which creates ready to image nanofluidic cell assemblies in under 10 minutes. The assembly process occurs under solvent vapour pressure assembly conditions, ensuring that silicon nitride thin film bulging does not affect your experiments. Our instrumentation is designed with a modular construction, allowing for easy cleaning between experiments. Our liquid-phase electron microcopy kit is compatible with many solvents as well as both biospecimen and nanomaterial samples.

Nanofluidic Carriers for Electron Microscopy

  • 150 nm standard spacers
    • Spacer sizes customizable upon request.
  • 20 nm thick silicon nitride windows
  • 20 µm x 20 µm standard viewable area
    • Window sizes customizable upon request.
  • Custom surface treatment


Gold nanorods imaged at 200 kV near the centre of viewing area. Electron flux ≈ 15 electrons Å-2 s-1.
Imaging was conducted in a Thermo Fisher Scientific Talos 200x, operating at 200 kV. The thickness of the silicon nitride in the nanofluidic assembly was 60 nm with a nominal spacer of 200 nm.



DOPC liposomes imaged at 200 kV near the centre of viewing area. Electron flux ≈ 1.5 electrons Å-2 s-1.
Imaging was conducted in a Thermo Fisher Scientific Talos 200x, operating at 200 kV. The thickness of the silicon nitride in the nanofluidic assembly was 60 nm with a nominal spacer of 100 nm.


Contact us today!

Our team of professionals are happy to assist with custom solutions for your everyday challenges and needs in electron microscopy.

Ask us about our liquid-phase training sessions (limited-space), educational discounts, and early adopter opportunities.



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